Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Gandhinagar: The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on Thursday announced setting up of 1,320 MW of coal-based power plant at a surplus piece of land next to the Gujarat State Electricity Corporation (GSEC)-run power plant at Dhuvaran. An official release on Thursday said the NTPC will be setting up two …
Ahmedabad: More than 25 volunteers and representatives from city-based Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) participated in the discussion, held at Van Chetna Kendra on Sunday, on the Gyps vulture census in Ahmedabad, Mehsana and Gandhinagar. The vulture census will be conducted after a gap of three years. The last census was done …
Radha Sharma | TNN Ahmedabad: Man-made disaster sparked by blatant reuse of contaminated injections, syringes and needles was the prime reason for the high incidence of viral hepatitis-B recorded in 2009 which grew to 19 per 1 lakh population in the state from 17 per lakh population in 2008. The …
Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: In an important decision of far-reaching consequences for investors wanting to set up shop in Ahmedabad and north Gujarat, the state government has decided to come up with a law that will go a long way in facilitating poor farmers to sell the land they …
THE newly-formed climate change department of the Gujarat government, the first such department in Asia and sixth in the world, has received its first budgetary allocation. The state government has provided Rs 100 crore in Budget 2010-11 for the department, which was set up in 2009, to address the challenge …
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has formed an experts group to examine the feasibility of laying down of underground pipeline for providing waters to irrigate 18 lakh hectares (ha) in the Narmada command area. The idea of pipelines in lieu of field channels was first floated by former chairman of the …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Mango trees full of flowers is an indication that the crop this year will be sweet. Going by the full bloom in Saurashtra and even Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, the state is heading for a good mango yield. Also, if conditions are favourable, kesar mango will …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Gandhinagar has the maximum concentration of Totally Dissolved Solids in its water, shows a state-wide survey. The state capital showed a TDS level of 3,800 parts per million against the permissible limit of 2,000ppm, followed by Mehsana (3,700ppm). The study by Water Sanitation Management Organisation …
Ahmedabad: For once, Gandhinagar will have its own distinct lake to flaunt. Called Gandhinagar Lake, this water body will be ready by February next year and will be the single largest lake in the city. It is being developed by various departments, including roads and buildings department while the greening …
Himanshu Kaushi | TNN Gandhinagar: Now, you can adopt your favourite animal at the Indroda Nature Park which is in Gandhinagar. Going on the lines of Kamla Nehru Zoological Park in Ahmedabad, this park in the state capital has extended invitations to the corporate world as well as individuals to …
There Will Be No Load-Shedding For Industry Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: Realising the deep danger of crop failure looming large in the wake of erratic and uneven rainfall across Gujarat, the state government has started to supply power to farmers for 19 hours a day. State energy minister Saurabh …
GANDHINAGAR: An additional burden of Rs 3,656 crore has been levied on the consumer in past three years as fuel adjustment cost (FAC) or fuel surcharge. However, of this, around Rs 346 crore has been borne by state government. This was stated by energy and petrochemicals department in reply to …
AHMEDABAD: That meat you are about to gobble may be buzzing with anthrax virus, ready to eat you up instead! Conveying this message were four PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) volunteers at Law Garden on Wednesday afternoon. "It was recently found that some cattle in Dehgam, Gandhinagar …
GANDHINAGAR: On rooftops, terraces and gardens in the babu-dominated edifices of Gandhinagar, there seems to be a quiet experiment going on for the last three months. Mini windmills and photo-voltaic cells have been erected to power thousands of tubelights, fans and calling bells the three things that are used incessantly …
Adam Halliday Posted: Saturday , Jun 06, 2009 at 0241 hrs IST NANDOL (GANDHINAGAR): There is still no palpable fear in Nandol village of Gandhinagar district, officially declared as Anthrax-hit this week. Unaware of the fatal nature of the blight, the residents sit and watch veterinarians in protective gear going …
GANDHINAGAR: After 35 deaths of cattle due to anthrax, the state government has swung into action and decided to vaccinate all the cattle in the nearby villages of Dehgam. Animal husbandry minister Dilip Sanghani said after declaring the area as anthrax-hit zone, the government has sent five to six teams …
AHMEDABAD: Nandol village in Dehgam taluka, which is the epicentre of the recent anthrax outbreak in the state, is not new to the disease. Three years ago in Bhaiyal village, 20 km from Nandol, a few bovines had died of a mysterious disease. The authorities then had confirmed the presence …
Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Our Bureau Gandhinagar, May 28 Stressing on building new capacities for energy independence, the former President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has said India
